THE SPIRIT OF.

DISCOVERY 2
art and science international meeting
low power society and thought strategies
trancoso | portugal | june 21 to 23. 2007
free admitance
René Berger
http://www.bergerfoundation.ch
http://oeuf.epfl.ch/
http://college-de-vevey.vd.ch/auteur/rene_berger.htm
René Berger, "docteur ès lettres" of the University of Paris (Sorbonne), honorary professor at the University of Lausanne and the Ecole of Fine Arts, former Director-Curator of the Museum of Fine Arts; Honorary President of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) and the International Association for Video in the Arts and Culture (AIVAC); founder of the cultural movement Pour l'Art; conceptor-producer of the Colloquia of the International VideoFestival of Locarno. Consulting expert to UNESCO and the Council of Europe. Member of the Kuratorium of the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM Karlsruhe). Member of the Academy of the International Centre of Contemporary Art of the Château de Beychevelle (GMF Group, France, Suntory Group, Japan). Principal Publications: Découverte de la peinture - Connaissance de la peinture - Art et communication - La mutation des signes - La téléfission, alerte à la télévision - L'effet des changements technologiques - Art and Technology - Jusqu'où ira votre ordinateur ? L'imaginaire programmé ! Téléovision, le nouveau Golem, The Origin of the Future, several of them translated namely into English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Rumanian, Arab, Japanese. Numerous contributions to magazines and reviews. Producer of Radio and TV programs. Participates regularly to many international conferences, congresses, juries, seminars, colloquia. Pursues his researches in the new technologies in relationship with our emerging technoculture. Numerous international awards, among them the Golden Laser (Locarno, 1987), the Picasso Medal (UNESCO, 1989). Docteur honoris causa Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale (EPFL 1999). Internet : World Art Treasures (created June 1994) Observatory for Research on the University of the Future (created 1996). 

 Arts, Sciences and Technology.

Foundation - Observatory
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